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pakistan, yes. egypt yes. but we always gave them that in condition of protecting the peace treaty with israel. we gave the pakistani in condition to fellow al qaeda and allow us our drone attacks. in these countries, these reform we're asking will take time. they've been news to be run by dictators for deckates. five american presidents supported the dictators. so to turn the history around and to turn everything upside down, it will take time. it takes education and it takes more than that. the american government is well seen today in arab countries. i was in beirut in june and they were celebrated. for the first time you see president obama seen as a person that actually pacify the western world america with the arab world. but today, let's look what's happening in the united states.
pakistan, yes. egypt yes. but we always gave them that in condition of protecting the peace treaty with israel. we gave the pakistani in condition to fellow al qaeda and allow us our drone attacks. in these countries, these reform we're asking will take time. they've been news to be run by dictators for deckates. five american presidents supported the dictators. so to turn the history around and to turn everything upside down, it will take time. it takes education and it takes more than that....
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he said pakistan. so, you know,wp continue to not talk the truth about the real issues. 100,000 troops in afghanistan today does not matter to the actual issues which we need to effect which is pakistan, which is a larger regional issues and we continue to kick the can down the road. this is not progress. >> and not to mention 90,000 contractors on top of the 100,000 troops. >> absolutely. >> david, you say ending obama's war, responsible military withdrawal from afghanistan. the president loved that word, responsibility, last night, threw it around left and right. how do you define it in the context of your book? h >> i think the president moving in the right direction with dough need to draw down but it is not enough, we certainly need to accelerate the rate of withdrawal and most importantly, i think tony is right on this we need a different strategy. under the president's plan, wart will continue two, three, four more years, we don't know it is going to continue, still have 70,000 or so troops next
he said pakistan. so, you know,wp continue to not talk the truth about the real issues. 100,000 troops in afghanistan today does not matter to the actual issues which we need to effect which is pakistan, which is a larger regional issues and we continue to kick the can down the road. this is not progress. >> and not to mention 90,000 contractors on top of the 100,000 troops. >> absolutely. >> david, you say ending obama's war, responsible military withdrawal from afghanistan....
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we have tu malt in syria and also pakistan. i don't condehe bumps in the road. >> both men spoke at the clinton global initiative speaking out against forced labor and sex trafficking and romney laying out his plan for a pros pair path. lestarat tle so, steve, you have a theory for why foreign policy the talk of the town this week. >> well, because it's u.n. week. i mean that's the obvious. 'roi o on a limb here. >> i'm glad we built this up. i wouldn't be surprised if it's still something they're talking about after u.n. week and it strikes me that there's a lot of evidence, and even evidence from repuican polls that the ntrehe romney campaign that there are going to be swing voters, that economic frustration will ultimately lead them to say i won't ask questions. i want to turn to mitt romney, that too's just not working. the newest evidence today, republican polter david winston said 18% of his asked and 18% if they're better off than fou years ago. 77% whether they believe things will get better in the future. 48% say probl
we have tu malt in syria and also pakistan. i don't condehe bumps in the road. >> both men spoke at the clinton global initiative speaking out against forced labor and sex trafficking and romney laying out his plan for a pros pair path. lestarat tle so, steve, you have a theory for why foreign policy the talk of the town this week. >> well, because it's u.n. week. i mean that's the obvious. 'roi o on a limb here. >> i'm glad we built this up. i wouldn't be surprised if it's...
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so the reason we are hanging around there is pakistan. could you argue the other way around, the reason for pakistan is afghanistan, too. there's no doubt about the fact that we are not going to leave there completely. even when a complete withdrawal is affected, you can expect we are going to have about 20,000 people or maybe even more in afghanistan, special forces, special operations forces, mobile training teams and the people who support them. so we are not leaving completely and not only that we are going to have -- we are going to have bases and we have long-term leases on bases in areas not far away. i think you're right, we are not leaving the area. pakistan's a big problem and i think our focus is going to be there long after whatever mission we started in afghanistan is over. >> richard, real quick, the last of the announced withdrawal -- with drawing troops are going to be out some time around the election next year, 2012. coincidence? >> no, i think the president wants to say i kept two promises on two war, said i'd end comba
so the reason we are hanging around there is pakistan. could you argue the other way around, the reason for pakistan is afghanistan, too. there's no doubt about the fact that we are not going to leave there completely. even when a complete withdrawal is affected, you can expect we are going to have about 20,000 people or maybe even more in afghanistan, special forces, special operations forces, mobile training teams and the people who support them. so we are not leaving completely and not only...
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secretary clinton met with the presidents of libya, pakistan and to hold talks with benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in new york iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad looked to stoke an already ten situion t mas during his remarks at the general assembly. he declared that israel is bullying the united states over iran's alleged threat of a nuclear weapon. ahmadijad said he's not worried abo the threat of an attack on hisunhe ct inaonal countries against his country are "not that bad." says we're doing fine. >>> mitt romney schorpening his attacks when it comes to the president's handling of foreign policy. pueblo, the republican candid keyedn on thi sese during his "60 minutes" interview, anti-unrest around the world. >> align ourselves with democracy, universal right, a notion that people haveo b ab to participate in their own governance, but i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps ins road. >> he said the developments in the middle east are bumps in the ro yeah, thofls my reaction. bumps in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated. we h
secretary clinton met with the presidents of libya, pakistan and to hold talks with benjamin netanyahu. yesterday in new york iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad looked to stoke an already ten situion t mas during his remarks at the general assembly. he declared that israel is bullying the united states over iran's alleged threat of a nuclear weapon. ahmadijad said he's not worried abo the threat of an attack on hisunhe ct inaonal countries against his country are "not that bad."...
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elizabeth points out that we have a sort of war in pakistan next door. the president tonight talking about how important that is. what is the relationship between a large u.s. military presence in afghanistan and what it is that we are doing in pakistan? that being a big american priority. has it helped to have 100,000 troops in afghanistan while we've been pursuing our aim in pakistan? has it helped our hurt? what's that going to do to continued our efforts to make pakistan not the most nuclear-armed place on earth. >> we used afghanistan to go into pakistan to get osama bin laden. have we reached the point where part of this commitment in afghanistan is actually about policing pakistan? has there been a mission shift where some percentage of what we're doing on the ground in afghanistan is about afghanistan, and some other percentage is actually about being militarily physically as close to pakistan as we can be in order to perhaps have to do something there? >> we would hope that's the case. i think that's where the problem is. we've now left the prov
elizabeth points out that we have a sort of war in pakistan next door. the president tonight talking about how important that is. what is the relationship between a large u.s. military presence in afghanistan and what it is that we are doing in pakistan? that being a big american priority. has it helped to have 100,000 troops in afghanistan while we've been pursuing our aim in pakistan? has it helped our hurt? what's that going to do to continued our efforts to make pakistan not the most...
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pakistan is the problem. and the question that the president has, that i think he add tough time convincing the public is that by keeping a hundred thousand troops there in afghanistan, it really makes a difference in thwarting al qaeda wp we see it popping up in yemen, active in pakistan. >> do you think they were right, get out of pakistan -- >> i tell you in april 2009, i was at a c
pakistan is the problem. and the question that the president has, that i think he add tough time convincing the public is that by keeping a hundred thousand troops there in afghanistan, it really makes a difference in thwarting al qaeda wp we see it popping up in yemen, active in pakistan. >> do you think they were right, get out of pakistan -- >> i tell you in april 2009, i was at a c
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missiles from unmanned spy planes in pakistan left 25 people dead this morning. the strikes target militants who officials say moving into afghanistan for an attack against coalition forces. drone strikes like this especially with civilian tashlties enflamed tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> if current trends continue health officials saying that we can expect all 50 states to have some kind of smoking ban as soon as 2020. in 2000, no states had comprehensive indoor smoking bans but ten years latter 25 states outlawed indoor smoking statewide. today, there are only seven states without indoor smoking restrictions. >>> you know, for millions of americans, every few days the inevitable trip to the gas station is taking a toll. take a look at the latest figures. it's not a surprise. $3.85 is the current national average, up 30 cents from a month ago and up nearly a dollar from last year. mike taibbi is live for us in chicago. i'm afraid to ask what the prices are at some of these gas stations now. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: i tell you
missiles from unmanned spy planes in pakistan left 25 people dead this morning. the strikes target militants who officials say moving into afghanistan for an attack against coalition forces. drone strikes like this especially with civilian tashlties enflamed tensions between pakistan and the united states. >>> if current trends continue health officials saying that we can expect all 50 states to have some kind of smoking ban as soon as 2020. in 2000, no states had comprehensive indoor...
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leon panetta said in his hearings that the issue is going to be pakistan. and yet we continue to not understand dealing with pakistan is going to be necessary to any long-term sesttlement of afghanistan. we know this but keep ignoring it. >> you said "winning" a few times just now. we talk about defining the mission. i still don't know what we're trying to win. how have we defined it? isn't that one of the biggest problems that the president faces right now? >> absolutely. i heard this morning senator mccain both on the "today" show on fox talk about the fact that we're there because of 9/11. yeah. we won. we passed -- way past that. got rid of the taliban, got al qaeda out of there and should have declared victory and gotten out a long time ago. now we have the issue of what we're trying to do when people are often not wanting to talk about it, we're trying to nation build. what we've done is doubled down in a tribal rivalry. we are supporting one tribe that the northern alliance and the karzai government over all the others. so we've taken sides and we be
leon panetta said in his hearings that the issue is going to be pakistan. and yet we continue to not understand dealing with pakistan is going to be necessary to any long-term sesttlement of afghanistan. we know this but keep ignoring it. >> you said "winning" a few times just now. we talk about defining the mission. i still don't know what we're trying to win. how have we defined it? isn't that one of the biggest problems that the president faces right now? >> absolutely....
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i know what the obama administration's position is on kist knowitt mneyhink pakistan is very important. is it inconceivable somebody would ask him why, how, what his plan would be when it comes to that country?
i know what the obama administration's position is on kist knowitt mneyhink pakistan is very important. is it inconceivable somebody would ask him why, how, what his plan would be when it comes to that country?
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they look across the border into pakistan and see sanctuary there. they see enemy capability there. they see enemy leaders that are there that are not being hit right now. so their question is, why do we need 100,000 american troops inside of afghanistan when we know that a very big part of this problem sits inside of pakistan? >> reporter: a grim reality right there from the ambassador as he leaves afghanistan where he says that he will leave a part of his heart behind. chuck? >> all right. atia in kabul. thanks very much. >> those u.s. drone attacks in afghanistan have killed 45 militants in the last 24 hours. it comes a day after washington announced it would suspend $800 million worth of aid to the country further straining ties between our uneasy ally. joining me now, invited you on because i want to talk about the energy summit you're a part of tomorrow. wali karzai, explain the strategic importance he played for the united states and nato. >> well, it was a controversial figure. a lot of people thought he was corrupt, that he was part of all that was wrong in terms of afghani
they look across the border into pakistan and see sanctuary there. they see enemy capability there. they see enemy leaders that are there that are not being hit right now. so their question is, why do we need 100,000 american troops inside of afghanistan when we know that a very big part of this problem sits inside of pakistan? >> reporter: a grim reality right there from the ambassador as he leaves afghanistan where he says that he will leave a part of his heart behind. chuck? >>...
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i know mitt romney thinks pakistan is very import
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in pakistan, that's the case. we are talking drone attacks. being in the midst of battle on the front lines of civilization. >> invite every definition of the word, we are at war with pakistan. since 2006, we have killed almost 4,000 pakistanis. that's a war. it's just a war being fought like a video game. >> because pakistan is a place that is so intense and conflicted and complicated, the u.s. government -- this is where we get to the question of what do you do when a bizarre character, it looks like. the story is out of a satirical future. i can't believe it's real. this is the u.s. government running an ad in pakistan featuring president obama and secretary of state, hillary clinton condemning the film. check it out. >> since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. there is no justification to this type of senseless violence. none. >> let me state very clearly and i hope it is obvious that the united states government had absolutely noth
in pakistan, that's the case. we are talking drone attacks. being in the midst of battle on the front lines of civilization. >> invite every definition of the word, we are at war with pakistan. since 2006, we have killed almost 4,000 pakistanis. that's a war. it's just a war being fought like a video game. >> because pakistan is a place that is so intense and conflicted and complicated, the u.s. government -- this is where we get to the question of what do you do when a bizarre...
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some clerics in pakistan called for protests in pakistan tomorrow. youtube will restrict access to its site in egypt and in libya. youtube's been blocked indefinitely in afghanistan. of course, youtube does not have the power to make people unsee what they have already watched a. and nobody has the power to force a civilized conversation between the angry mobs who give them meaning. the lead blog at "the new york times" has been doing great coverage of this store, monitoring local social media in places where the protests have been happening. the lead blog at "the new york times" yesterday rightfully flagged this tweet as a representative sample of on the street ideas about this stuff. this tweet from somebody in tunisia observing a protest there over this stupid film. the tweet says, and what if mocking islam was illegal just like holocaust denial? u.s. embassy, free speech, just asking. that is an important point for understanding this international rage directed at our government for something our government had nothing to do with. of course, look
some clerics in pakistan called for protests in pakistan tomorrow. youtube will restrict access to its site in egypt and in libya. youtube's been blocked indefinitely in afghanistan. of course, youtube does not have the power to make people unsee what they have already watched a. and nobody has the power to force a civilized conversation between the angry mobs who give them meaning. the lead blog at "the new york times" has been doing great coverage of this store, monitoring local...
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pakistan is ltus? >> mitt romney just about every time he appears in public he shows how ill prepared he is to be president or commander in ief. we saw last week and continue to see how he has no concept of standing foup are the middle class and clearly doesn't understand what it means to be commander inchie you c'tusaround, you know, saying that you're going to go to war with everybody. being commander in chief is hard. it requires work, and it also requires you don't telraph everything you're going to do just for the purposes of playing politics. >> brad woodhouse, iuing som heful cehereo mt mn t y, martin. >> we'll be right back to "clear the air." [ female announcer ] ordinary lotions aren't made to treat eczema, so it can feel like you're usingotng at all. buneri®em esia™dir its multi-action formula restores visibly healthier skin in 3 days. neosporin® eczema essentials™. is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with effi
pakistan is ltus? >> mitt romney just about every time he appears in public he shows how ill prepared he is to be president or commander in ief. we saw last week and continue to see how he has no concept of standing foup are the middle class and clearly doesn't understand what it means to be commander inchie you c'tusaround, you know, saying that you're going to go to war with everybody. being commander in chief is hard. it requires work, and it also requires you don't telraph everything...
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, died alongside the president of pakistan in an unexplained plane crash. president obama addressed the nation from the white house rose garden this morning. about 50 u.s. marines were deployed to libya and two u.s. warships are headed towards the libyan coast. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the sad irony of the attacks in the wake of the u.s. support of the libyan revolution. >> today many americans are asking, indeed, i asked myself, how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> so that is the chain of events, as best we can describe them, as best we know them. where it gets murky are in the details. for instance, we know less about this anti-muslim video today than frankly we did yesterday. this morning, we thought we knew who was behind that film. a california real estate developer named sam bacile. he'd even given an improve to the associated press. but as jeffrey goldberg reported in "the atlantic," the alleged filmmaker does not appear to actually exist, at lea
, died alongside the president of pakistan in an unexplained plane crash. president obama addressed the nation from the white house rose garden this morning. about 50 u.s. marines were deployed to libya and two u.s. warships are headed towards the libyan coast. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the sad irony of the attacks in the wake of the u.s. support of the libyan revolution. >> today many americans are asking, indeed, i asked myself, how could this happen? how could this...
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as we talk more about this, the government of pakistan declaring a holiday for peaceful protests. smart move on their part to do this? i mean, is that just them trying to allow people to vent but calling for calm at the same time? >> if they were trying to keep things quiet, they did exactly the wrong thing. declaring a holiday and saying it was in honor of the prophet mohammed, on a friday when you know imams will permits more people into the streets than otherwise would have, that was a stupid thing. it enflamed the situation. the crowds were not nearly as big as they could have been. but they were highly destructive. there was a lot of death and destruction. >> as you talk about the fact that the imams might be encouraging this, we've seen this on other friday call to prayer days. this is not spontaneous activity. this is organized. from leadership, religious leadership. >> yeah. some of it was spontaneous. a lot of people were enflamed and went into the streets. quite a few, as a matter of fact, went home, knew that things were going to get difficult in the streets and went ho
as we talk more about this, the government of pakistan declaring a holiday for peaceful protests. smart move on their part to do this? i mean, is that just them trying to allow people to vent but calling for calm at the same time? >> if they were trying to keep things quiet, they did exactly the wrong thing. declaring a holiday and saying it was in honor of the prophet mohammed, on a friday when you know imams will permits more people into the streets than otherwise would have, that was a...
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pakistan condemned yesterday's violence, and representatives from both countries are expected to meet later this month. secretary of state hillary clinton also condemned the bombings and said that she will go ahead with plans to visit india next week. >>> sarah palin is now giving a rough time frame on whether or not she will join the 2012 race. the former alaska governor telling fox news last night she will announce her intentions in late august or early september. this comes after her comments in the latest issue of "newsweek" where she said, quote, "i could win." in a cryptic statement last night, the former vice presidential candidate said she's still thinking. >> you know, i did say in that article that i believed that i could win, and then i went on to say, but it doesn't have to be me. i'm not so egotistical to say it can only be me to turn this country around. if there are those out there willing to serve with good executive experience who have that servant's heart and know not to be so obsessively partisan that they can't do what's right for the people who have elected them,
pakistan condemned yesterday's violence, and representatives from both countries are expected to meet later this month. secretary of state hillary clinton also condemned the bombings and said that she will go ahead with plans to visit india next week. >>> sarah palin is now giving a rough time frame on whether or not she will join the 2012 race. the former alaska governor telling fox news last night she will announce her intentions in late august or early september. this comes after...
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relationship with pakistan has suffered a major blow tonight after pakistan arrested cia informants, five of them, who helped track down osama bin laden. to the u.s., it's the greatest victory in the war against al qaeda. the raid that finally got osama bin laden. but to pakistan's powerful military, it's a huge embarrassment, and they are retaliating. arresting five cia informants, including an army major who monitored comings and goings at bin laden's compound for months before the raid. house intelligence chair mike rogers is just back from islamabad. >> i came away as pessimistic as i have ever been about where our relationship is and where it's going. >> since the bin laden raid, a parade of top officials, secretary of state hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, foreign relations chairman john kerry, and cia director leon paneta have read the riot act to pakistani officials. >> once again this calls into question this relationship. >> reporter: pakistani failures are costing american lives, say officials. ieds used against the troops in afghanistan are made in pakistani factorie
relationship with pakistan has suffered a major blow tonight after pakistan arrested cia informants, five of them, who helped track down osama bin laden. to the u.s., it's the greatest victory in the war against al qaeda. the raid that finally got osama bin laden. but to pakistan's powerful military, it's a huge embarrassment, and they are retaliating. arresting five cia informants, including an army major who monitored comings and goings at bin laden's compound for months before the raid....
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we think he's in pakistan. he's accused of helping al qaeda. and he's literally saying to american terrorists or terrorists from around the world, go to america, buy guns, you can buy them without a background check, just go to a gun show. you might not be able to fly if you're on the terrorist watch list, but you can buy a gun. and then go kill people. and congress, let's this go on. >> now, mayors against illegal guns seems to be up against a congress in favor of illegal guns. >> well, congress must believe there is a constitutional -- it's so nonsensical. we say, you are a potential terrorist, we're not going to let you fly, but you're okay to buy a weapon. and why anybody thinks this is rational, or reasonable, or why it infringes on the average american's right to bear arms, it makes no sense whatsoever, lawrence. >> can you get a hearing on this in washington now, or are they just locked down in budget talks and telling you, no, no, we're too busy? >> i think right now, the big debate is over the deficit ceiling, or over the debt ceiling.
we think he's in pakistan. he's accused of helping al qaeda. and he's literally saying to american terrorists or terrorists from around the world, go to america, buy guns, you can buy them without a background check, just go to a gun show. you might not be able to fly if you're on the terrorist watch list, but you can buy a gun. and then go kill people. and congress, let's this go on. >> now, mayors against illegal guns seems to be up against a congress in favor of illegal guns. >>...
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the riots started in south asia and pakistan and india, and it was then that the iranians capitalized on it and exploited it for their own political gain. that's the real danger. whether it's the hez of hezbollah calling for protests now, that others will use this incident. that's the real danger. >> salmon would agree with you on that, his new memoir, he talks about becoming a political football in at that way. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> if you thought you were having a rough monday, how would you like to be the president right now dealing with a middle eastern crisis or mitt romney dealing with a campaign crisis riffe with fingering and back stabbing. we'll talk it over in the spin as we roll on for monday, september 17th. >> i'm not worried. not in the least. should be. seems like i would be, but i'm not. i'll tell you why. our campaign has a secret weapon, and that secret weapon is speaking right now in tulsa, oklahoma. let's take a look. >> hello, i'm mitt romney, and i understand the hardships facing ordinary americans. for example, this summer one of my horses faile
the riots started in south asia and pakistan and india, and it was then that the iranians capitalized on it and exploited it for their own political gain. that's the real danger. whether it's the hez of hezbollah calling for protests now, that others will use this incident. that's the real danger. >> salmon would agree with you on that, his new memoir, he talks about becoming a political football in at that way. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> if you thought you were...
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now, we could overlook the problems in pakistan, if the afghan government were any better. but we have president karzai who can't make up his mind if he's on our side or the taliban. how long do we support governments that lie to us? when do we say enough is enough? secretary gates, i'll start with you. >> well, first of all, i would say based on 27 years in the cia and 4 1/2 years in this job, most governments lie to each other. that's the way business gets done. >> do they also arrest the people that help us? >> sometimes. >> when they say they are allies? >> sometimes. >> not often. >> and sometimes they send people to spy on us. and they're our close allies. >> in view of the situation in libya, are we learning something about the ability of our allies who volunteer to try to take up the slack in situations where we are not moving forward and trying to dominate and run a military operation? what are we learning from their capabilities or inadequacies that give you the most concern? >> well, i addressed this last week in brussels in my usual subtle form. the reality is t
now, we could overlook the problems in pakistan, if the afghan government were any better. but we have president karzai who can't make up his mind if he's on our side or the taliban. how long do we support governments that lie to us? when do we say enough is enough? secretary gates, i'll start with you. >> well, first of all, i would say based on 27 years in the cia and 4 1/2 years in this job, most governments lie to each other. that's the way business gets done. >> do they also...
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when you look at pakistan or any other part of the country, it comes up a lot in pakistan. they use tools. i reject. that's why i was telling the woman in the video, i'm using speech. i want to discuss, what is protected speech. if you have the right to be racist, where does my right end to respond to a racism and bigotry. i want to silence minorities and people who don't agree with the government. >> an argument i heard is that our -- in the last 30 or 40 years, there's a lot before that during periods of scares that was tolerant of fairly severe limitations. you hear people and i heard a great mpr report of folks in tunisia, look, in europe, you cannot deny the holocaust. there's all kinds of restrictio restrictions. why can't we draw the red lines? >> you heard earlier from president obama a wonderful defense of american style democracy, american exceptionalism, if you will. democracy isn't just about voting. it's not one person vote one time. it's a culture. it thooz involve free speech, part of which will be the right to voice opinions that other folks won't like and i
when you look at pakistan or any other part of the country, it comes up a lot in pakistan. they use tools. i reject. that's why i was telling the woman in the video, i'm using speech. i want to discuss, what is protected speech. if you have the right to be racist, where does my right end to respond to a racism and bigotry. i want to silence minorities and people who don't agree with the government. >> an argument i heard is that our -- in the last 30 or 40 years, there's a lot before that...
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women are not voiceless in a region as unstable as afghanistan, pakistan and india. the women's regional network is actively on the ground, on the village level talking to women about their opinions and bringing up their voices to the world about how they feel, and how they are impacted by the insecurity on the ground. i want to end by saying that even though as women, as a feminist and activist, i don't want to admit that there is a backlash in afghanistan, but unfortunately, as long as corrupt militarized individuals are are in control of that region, continually supported by a great place like america, we will unfortunately as women be forced to operate within a backlash, because whatever is considered western or defined by western is something that we are forced to stayway from. >> all right. may my thanks to all of you. thank you all for coming on. thank you for joining us today oar "up" and join us sunday at 8:00 and we will have new york times columnist and nobel prize winning columnist paul krugman and jeremy skahill who will talk about a killing memo. and co
women are not voiceless in a region as unstable as afghanistan, pakistan and india. the women's regional network is actively on the ground, on the village level talking to women about their opinions and bringing up their voices to the world about how they feel, and how they are impacted by the insecurity on the ground. i want to end by saying that even though as women, as a feminist and activist, i don't want to admit that there is a backlash in afghanistan, but unfortunately, as long as...
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the most dangerous is giving people in yemen or somalia or pakistan a nonie dee logical reason to fielgt for it. personal venn delta is much more powerful. that's real to me. >> that's provocative of morning murder. i love how clean my mouth is now. but why doesn't it last? well, plaque quickly starts to grow back. [ dr. rahmany ] introducing crest pro-health clinical rinse. it actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque even at 2 months after a dental visit. new crest pro-health clinical rinse. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb
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jonathan, as we've been sitting here, hillary clinton justice met with pakistan's foreign minister and said the attack in benghazi was a terrorist attack and they will not rest until they have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists. as we head into the final weekend with people gathering in new york for the united nations meetings, world leaders from all over the globe, we also have a lot of politics. we have the candidates out in every battleground state, and this afternoon we're going to have the tax returns. >> right. mitt romney -- lots of people have been calling -- particularly democrats are calling on governor romney to release tax returns so everyone can see the sources of his income, how many -- what percentage of taxes he's paid, and just within the last 15, 20 minutes a note from -- a note from trustee brad mult, who is the blind trustee of romney's blind trust put out a blog post that announced that the 2011 tax returns will be made available at 3:00, but also giving a summary of the tax returns for a 20-year period. 1999 to 2000 -- no. 1989 to 2000, i have the
jonathan, as we've been sitting here, hillary clinton justice met with pakistan's foreign minister and said the attack in benghazi was a terrorist attack and they will not rest until they have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists. as we head into the final weekend with people gathering in new york for the united nations meetings, world leaders from all over the globe, we also have a lot of politics. we have the candidates out in every battleground state, and this afternoon we're...
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including 10 to 20 names of key leaders of al qaeda, whether they be in yemen, somalia, pakistan or north and central africa. but on this trip in afghanistan panetta is expected to meet with his counterpart, the defense ministry in afghanistan, and he is also expected to have a press conference with the afghan president, hamid karzai. aside from that, the most important part of the visit is talking to the u.s. commanders on the ground here in afghanistan, talking to the u.s. servicemen and women as well who are fighting the fight within the country. right now the strategic time within the war and afghanistan, the president announced the withdrawal plan by the end of this year. 10,000 americans are supposed to leave the country by the end of next year. he's hoping another $23,000 by next year. right now the time for secretary panetta to talk to the commanders here, to the afghan government here, to see how to transition the authority they have in afghanistan back to the afghan people. >> do you think the key to targeting al qaeda is all the information taken from osama bin ladin's compound
including 10 to 20 names of key leaders of al qaeda, whether they be in yemen, somalia, pakistan or north and central africa. but on this trip in afghanistan panetta is expected to meet with his counterpart, the defense ministry in afghanistan, and he is also expected to have a press conference with the afghan president, hamid karzai. aside from that, the most important part of the visit is talking to the u.s. commanders on the ground here in afghanistan, talking to the u.s. servicemen and...
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in egypt, in iraq, in india, in bangladesh, in turkey, in pakistan, in kuwait, in syria, where you might think they'd have loaother things on their minds. afghanistan, malaysia, nigeria, in lebanon where a kentucky fried chicken restaurant was torched. in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy targets. in yemen for the second day, furious protesters tried to storm the embassy in sanaa, burning american flags, as riot police fire water cannons. gunshots can be heard. why? because they say the u.s. isn't doing enough against the makers of that now infamous anti-islam internet video. in tunisia, demonstrators set fires by the u.s. embassy gate, and in sudan, protesters turned their rage on the british and german embassies. those countries had nothing to do with the video, but they're foreign western powers and for the mob, that's close enough. in cairo, the government called off massive planned dem
in egypt, in iraq, in india, in bangladesh, in turkey, in pakistan, in kuwait, in syria, where you might think they'd have loaother things on their minds. afghanistan, malaysia, nigeria, in lebanon where a kentucky fried chicken restaurant was torched. in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy...
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next thing we know, in pakistan helping with bomb strikes. >> his initial reports are accurate? he's talking, as you say, about damage done by the drones. then he sends a piece of video that shows him in the company of a top al qaeda. somebody we've been looking for for a long time, and then the mother load of information. he claims he's now rendered medical services to ayman al zawahiri. correct? >> how clever he was, weaving in between two worlds, the cia and al qaeda and convincing everyone he's on their side. but ultimately, as we discover later, he's actually on al qaeda's side in this elaborate plot, an incredible lure was set up by al qaeda using their own video equipment and knowledge it was set up by al qaeda, using their own video equipment and their own knowledge of how the cia works to create something so attractive that the cia could not possibly say no to it. >> the reason that the cia found him credible, although through the jordanians, and he knew the medical history of zawahiri, and it matched the information we from his egyptian files. and now the objective bec
next thing we know, in pakistan helping with bomb strikes. >> his initial reports are accurate? he's talking, as you say, about damage done by the drones. then he sends a piece of video that shows him in the company of a top al qaeda. somebody we've been looking for for a long time, and then the mother load of information. he claims he's now rendered medical services to ayman al zawahiri. correct? >> how clever he was, weaving in between two worlds, the cia and al qaeda and...
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navy zeals when they invatd bin laden's compound in pakistan show the strains inside bin laden's terror network. he was spending as much time dealing with al qaeda's struggles as he was dealing with no terror attacks. good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> what's this information telling us? >> a great deal about the organization which was now fragmented, difficult to control and finance. apparently riddled with trade traitors. it demonstrates that osama bin laden was obsessed with the follow up attack on the united states after 9/11. despite the fact that lots oof people in the organization wanted to work harder to establish a -- across the muslim war. he was focused on the united states and a big follow up, a big splashy attack which never occurred. >> all this from this new report in "the washington post" telling us al qaeda groups were complaining about the drone attacks which shows that they were working. >> they were indeed. matter of fact a large number of complaints about drone attacks. he himself in several emails talked about his concern that his ranks were being thinned. the
navy zeals when they invatd bin laden's compound in pakistan show the strains inside bin laden's terror network. he was spending as much time dealing with al qaeda's struggles as he was dealing with no terror attacks. good morning. >> good morning, alex. >> what's this information telling us? >> a great deal about the organization which was now fragmented, difficult to control and finance. apparently riddled with trade traitors. it demonstrates that osama bin laden was...
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in pakistan's capital take a look at this. protesters forcing their way into an area that houses the u.s. embassy before security forces were able to turn them back. in jal aalabad protesters block the main road to the capital kabul. joining me is wesley clark, host of the stars earned stripes. as we look at the new video the protests taking place today, still over the anti-islamic film, they've been raging for more than a week now. and this now, the french magazine publishing the disparaging cartoons of the prophet mohammed, it looks like we'll be at the mercy of such releases for, you know, forever. we can't really avoid that with certain countries having freedom of the press and certainly within america to our first amendment rights of free speech. but don't we need to properly prepare and plan for the angry reaction and retaliation that puts our troops in harm's way? >> well, we do need to prepare and plan for this. but actually, the majority of the burden falls on the government. the government of pakistan in this case or
in pakistan's capital take a look at this. protesters forcing their way into an area that houses the u.s. embassy before security forces were able to turn them back. in jal aalabad protesters block the main road to the capital kabul. joining me is wesley clark, host of the stars earned stripes. as we look at the new video the protests taking place today, still over the anti-islamic film, they've been raging for more than a week now. and this now, the french magazine publishing the disparaging...
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sergeant petry and his unit was in afghanistan, part of the rugged mountainous region near the border with pakistan that's perfect for hiding out in. sergeant petry's unit was assigned to make a risky daylight raid on a compound why u.s. intelligence said a top al qaeda commander was hiding. the moment the helicopter landed they came under fire. within minutes as they moved into a courtyard in the compound a machine gun round went through both of his legs. he was bleeding badly. he nevertheless aided another wounded soldier leaving him to take cover behind a chicken coop in the courtyard. he did this with severe injuries to both of his legs. sergeant petry launched a grenade in the direction of the enemy fighters, who were shooting at the rangers. that provided enough cover for a third ranger to join them behind the chicken coop to evaluate the wounds. an enemy grenade exploded in the courtyard. it further hurt the ranger that he was helping and the third ranger. a second grenade thrown by the enemy fighters landed next to the three wounded rangers. it had not exploded yet. sergeant petry dressed h
sergeant petry and his unit was in afghanistan, part of the rugged mountainous region near the border with pakistan that's perfect for hiding out in. sergeant petry's unit was assigned to make a risky daylight raid on a compound why u.s. intelligence said a top al qaeda commander was hiding. the moment the helicopter landed they came under fire. within minutes as they moved into a courtyard in the compound a machine gun round went through both of his legs. he was bleeding badly. he nevertheless...
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. >> it's certainly the most significant hit against al qaeda central there in pakistan, since bin laden's death. the target was al qaeda's number two in command, abu yaya al libby. >> all of that footage from june of this year, okay? the al qaeda deputy who was killed in june used a number of different names. all these guys do. all these guys do, but the alias by which he was best known was abu yaya al libby. the al libya part of that just means the libyan. he was reportedly a citizen of libya. and when he was killed on june 5th, a libyan extremist group, on june 6th, the very next day, launched attacks in the city of benghazi that they said were retaliation for al libby being killed. the video this group released online claimed credit for those attacks, to say they were avenging the death of al libby. the video included shots of explosions near the american consulate in benghazi, the same consulate where the ambassador and three other american officials were attacked and then killed last night. but that attack, revenge for the killing of al libby, that one happened in june. now, that was
. >> it's certainly the most significant hit against al qaeda central there in pakistan, since bin laden's death. the target was al qaeda's number two in command, abu yaya al libby. >> all of that footage from june of this year, okay? the al qaeda deputy who was killed in june used a number of different names. all these guys do. all these guys do, but the alias by which he was best known was abu yaya al libby. the al libya part of that just means the libyan. he was reportedly a...
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basically running for their lives, because we're continuing to destroy the al qaeda infrastructure inside pakistan through the predator and the repa programs. as a result of that, the zawahri's ability to, if you will, gather everyone together and put together an agenda for the next operation is a little challenged, given what we're doing to them from the air. >> roger, what do you think? with that hit list of 40 americans on it. we have zawahri at number one. the united states, what might we expect in the coming weeks or months or years? >> i think you're going to see two things, richard. you'll see al qaeda central, the residual organization, continue to try and mount a credible attack that raises their profile again. certainly they want to try inside the united states. they lack the capability. the second most important thing is that the united states is going to stay on the offense against al qaeda, continuing to destroy their command and control, their leadership, their infrastructure, which makes it much more difficult to mount a credibility operation. >> let's end where we started here, rog
basically running for their lives, because we're continuing to destroy the al qaeda infrastructure inside pakistan through the predator and the repa programs. as a result of that, the zawahri's ability to, if you will, gather everyone together and put together an agenda for the next operation is a little challenged, given what we're doing to them from the air. >> roger, what do you think? with that hit list of 40 americans on it. we have zawahri at number one. the united states, what...
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. >> i think the biggest problem in afghanistan is pakistan. if we had a reliable ally, it would change. but pakistan has made this much worse by supporting the taliban, and terrorist networks while we're giving them money. and when this all ends and we leave afghanistan which will be sooner rather than later, the question is what will we do about this mess in pakistan? this failed state which is a huge state with nuclear weapons? and it's an enormous problem and it's going to be a huge problem for us in the future. >> i don't know what we're realistically going to do about pakistan. it's a huge country with nuclear weapons and you tell me what we're going to do with pakistan. >> well, we'll have to figure out a way to contain them. they're causing trouble all over the region. >> all right. moving to politics now. we're going to get to that debate last night that was spirited and at times a tad bit testy. scott brown met democratic challenger elizabeth warren at the university of massachusetts. it was the second of four scheduled debates as a n
. >> i think the biggest problem in afghanistan is pakistan. if we had a reliable ally, it would change. but pakistan has made this much worse by supporting the taliban, and terrorist networks while we're giving them money. and when this all ends and we leave afghanistan which will be sooner rather than later, the question is what will we do about this mess in pakistan? this failed state which is a huge state with nuclear weapons? and it's an enormous problem and it's going to be a huge...
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pakistan, we need to benchmark what we expect. start building that relationship. we can't walk away. we need to sit down and build a relationship to troous one another. it's not there right now. >> it's a great irony, we ask experts why we are in afghanistan. the only answers they come up with is pakistan. 100,000 troops in afghanistan because of what's going on in pakistan. >> if you listen to what the president said, the troops are going to come home. that, in many ways happened with the surge. we have taken the initiative. this is the first year they are going to take charge in afghanistan. the general conversation of what does this mean is now. >> so, can i just say, i'm embarrassed. >> why? why are you embarrassed now? >> i am a connoisseur of music -- >> there you go, john denver. i hear him. >> you name a song, i can name the year it came out. i was off on this one. what was it? >> 1971. >> wow. >> you said '79. come on. we got you on tape. >> he's a politician. >> i was right. >> how's that? >> what's you say '79? >> no, '
pakistan, we need to benchmark what we expect. start building that relationship. we can't walk away. we need to sit down and build a relationship to troous one another. it's not there right now. >> it's a great irony, we ask experts why we are in afghanistan. the only answers they come up with is pakistan. 100,000 troops in afghanistan because of what's going on in pakistan. >> if you listen to what the president said, the troops are going to come home. that, in many ways happened...
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and with america looking at potential of expanding wars in pakistan and yemen and somalia and sudan and god knows where else, it's time that congress took its responsibility. >> now you voted against authorizing the action in libya. and i'm assuming that you're one of the democrats who also voted not to fund the operation in libya. and i understand you're going to introduce an amendment. if all congress is going to do is express displeasure about this without pulling the money, are we really just talking about symbolism? >> well, there is symbolic dimension. you're correct on that. however, there's nothing symbolic about an amendment which is coming up in two weeks. it's an amendment sponsored by myself and the congressman from michigan. that amendment cuts the funds. that is the amendment that will be the defining vote on libya. because once you cut the funds, i think we've got a pretty good chance of passing it, then this thing is done. >> now we all remember how we got into this at the circumstances surrounding our action in libya. gadhafi's forces were rolling towards benghazi, a ci
and with america looking at potential of expanding wars in pakistan and yemen and somalia and sudan and god knows where else, it's time that congress took its responsibility. >> now you voted against authorizing the action in libya. and i'm assuming that you're one of the democrats who also voted not to fund the operation in libya. and i understand you're going to introduce an amendment. if all congress is going to do is express displeasure about this without pulling the money, are we...
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. >> egypt now with the muslim brotherhood president, pakistan highly tumultuous. >> as you can see, it's hard to get anything from these two, aside from their now redundant talking points. and it really wouldn't matter if this was just a televised debate before one of the republican primaries. but it isn't. these two want to occupy the global stage. for the president, on the other hand, this week was fraught with political land mines as he prepared to address the u.n. and here is how he decided to address the issue of iran and its nuclear ambitions. >> so let me be clear, america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy and we believe that there is still time and space to do so, but that time is not unlimited. >> that is what international diplomacy looks like in these difficult treacherous times. but when i hear mr. romney speak about foreign affairs, i'm reminded of the words of shakespeare's mcbeth. it sounds like "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." thank you so much for watching. thank you for watching all week. we appreciate each of your
. >> egypt now with the muslim brotherhood president, pakistan highly tumultuous. >> as you can see, it's hard to get anything from these two, aside from their now redundant talking points. and it really wouldn't matter if this was just a televised debate before one of the republican primaries. but it isn't. these two want to occupy the global stage. for the president, on the other hand, this week was fraught with political land mines as he prepared to address the u.n. and here is...
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when we triple the troops in afghanistan and smoke out bin laden and finally brought him to justice in pakistan and bringing the troops home in iraq and taking out al qaeda number 2 in yemen, we will go to the ends of the world to bring those people responsible for 9/11 to justice. that's why barack obama should remain our commander in chief. >> what do you say to those who blame the president partly for what we're seeing in the middle east right now, his policy or lack thereof for some of the violence we've seen play out over the past two weeks. >> he has a very clear policy. if you do harm to american families like what happened on 9/11 where more than 3,000 innocent americans were murdered, he will bring those people to justice and find you and hunt you down. that's what he's done. he's been very clear, if there's any that hurts our diplomats and embassies, like what happened where we lost four great americans, we will also bring those people to justice and we have made six arrests in libya. hopefully those, if they're responsible, will go to jail a very very long time, hopefully the rest of
when we triple the troops in afghanistan and smoke out bin laden and finally brought him to justice in pakistan and bringing the troops home in iraq and taking out al qaeda number 2 in yemen, we will go to the ends of the world to bring those people responsible for 9/11 to justice. that's why barack obama should remain our commander in chief. >> what do you say to those who blame the president partly for what we're seeing in the middle east right now, his policy or lack thereof for some...
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she will hold separate meetings with the leaders of pakistan, libya and afghanistan. she'll be doing that. the president is not doing any of the one-on-one meetings. much more to come on "the daily rundown." some republicans are calling on mitt romney to show fire in his belly. >>> plus, he made a big splash at the democratic national convention. castro is hitting the set to talk about what he's doing on education. first a look ahead at the schedule of president obama and republican mitt romney. the president is coming to new york. doing "the view" today. mitt romney is rallying colorado. he comes to new york, too. you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. live from outside the new york public library. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. like a squirrel s
she will hold separate meetings with the leaders of pakistan, libya and afghanistan. she'll be doing that. the president is not doing any of the one-on-one meetings. much more to come on "the daily rundown." some republicans are calling on mitt romney to show fire in his belly. >>> plus, he made a big splash at the democratic national convention. castro is hitting the set to talk about what he's doing on education. first a look ahead at the schedule of president obama and...
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but reported civilian deaths in pakistan, between 473 and 893. in yemen, between 72 and 178. somalia between 11 and 57. those are wide bans, but, again, this is a difficult thing to pip down. >> there's two types of error rates. one, are we getting the right targets, and, two, who are the casualties? >> right. we happen to get those we want to strike and then the wedding party who happens to be in the house next door. >> right. >> it would appear to be language of limitations, imminence. as you read this white paper, you realize that those terms are redefined in such a way that they're vague, elastic, and void of their meaning. >> let me read the pork of -- >> it's a painful definition. >> let me read a portion of it. the threat imposed demands a broader context of imminence in judging when a person presents terror attacks. in this context, imminence must incorporate considerations of the relevant window of opportunity, the possibility of reducing collateral damage to civilians, and the likelihood of heading off future attacks. thus a decision maker presents an imminent threa
but reported civilian deaths in pakistan, between 473 and 893. in yemen, between 72 and 178. somalia between 11 and 57. those are wide bans, but, again, this is a difficult thing to pip down. >> there's two types of error rates. one, are we getting the right targets, and, two, who are the casualties? >> right. we happen to get those we want to strike and then the wedding party who happens to be in the house next door. >> right. >> it would appear to be language of...
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the original reason for going into afghanistan was to get bin laden, but of course he fled to pakistan early. so we have to ask ourselves, what are we doing in afghanistan? and that begs the question, what are we doing in libya as well. >> let's not change to the other sore spot yet. >> okay. >> give me two minutes here. you're slip sliding away from me. i want to go to michael steele, the former rnc chair, on this. this is a tough one. we used to have a symbol of politics in america. anti-war, democrat. ever since '68ç and the vietna war. pro war or hawkish position, republican. george w. being the most hawkish. now we have a situation where guys are going around the bend. we're seeing romney and huntsman sort of complaining, if you will, about this war lasted too long. what's going on in your party? >> not just my party, also the democratic party. >> the democrats have been at it before. >> i think you have an administration that has proposed and continued the effort of the bush administration and prosecuting the war in afghanistan, shifting, quite frankly, out of iraq into afghani
the original reason for going into afghanistan was to get bin laden, but of course he fled to pakistan early. so we have to ask ourselves, what are we doing in afghanistan? and that begs the question, what are we doing in libya as well. >> let's not change to the other sore spot yet. >> okay. >> give me two minutes here. you're slip sliding away from me. i want to go to michael steele, the former rnc chair, on this. this is a tough one. we used to have a symbol of politics in...
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i think we may see protests in pakistan. i think it's going to make it very difficult to do this foreign policy pivot to asia everybody was hoping for. >> what do you think in terms of the international policies, is the the drone strikes hurting us the most, or confidence in the president's policies? what do you think we are doing that is not winning us any friends in the muslim world? >> in the context of president obama's relations with the region, a decline was inevitable. you had the high aspirations that were generated by the president's inspiring speech in cairo in june of 2009. there was a lot of discontent in the aftermath regarding the lack of progress on the israeli/palestinian front. the united states has pursued appropriate policies in terms of responding to the aspirations of the people of tunisia, egypt, libya, yemen, not so much bahrain, but the united states has gotten very little credit for that because, you know, as these societies have gone through transitions, you do have a great deal of friction, a great
i think we may see protests in pakistan. i think it's going to make it very difficult to do this foreign policy pivot to asia everybody was hoping for. >> what do you think in terms of the international policies, is the the drone strikes hurting us the most, or confidence in the president's policies? what do you think we are doing that is not winning us any friends in the muslim world? >> in the context of president obama's relations with the region, a decline was inevitable. you...
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>> the kind of thing like in pakistan. go after people, use drones. you have to deal with the places we can't occupy. they might have be be september in to operate from time to time. >>> this mornings must read opinion pages and infrastruct e infrastructure. we'll be right back. ♪ i used to see the puddles, but now i see the splash. ♪ i wanted love, i needed love ♪ ♪ most of all, most of all... ♪ >>> welcome back to "morning joe." time for the must read opinion pages. we start with "the new york times" negotiating on a knife's edge. mr. obama, this is the paper's editorial and it says this. mr. obama might want to consider the advice of several constitutional scholars who say congress may not be able to put the govern in -- such a declaration would lead to litigation or attempts to impeachment. if republicans reach a deal or if democrats will not support it because it leans too heavily on the less fortunate, the constitutional option may look better than the recession option. people are worried about where the country is going. >> j-o-b-s. i
>> the kind of thing like in pakistan. go after people, use drones. you have to deal with the places we can't occupy. they might have be be september in to operate from time to time. >>> this mornings must read opinion pages and infrastruct e infrastructure. we'll be right back. ♪ i used to see the puddles, but now i see the splash. ♪ i wanted love, i needed love ♪ ♪ most of all, most of all... ♪ >>> welcome back to "morning joe." time for the must...
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the decimation of al qaeda that's in pakistan. our interest is really pakistan. leaving a strong democracy which is very challenging, i give you, there and making sure that we are able as we withdraw to go in and get them, as this president has done, even more than george bush, violating their air space if they won't do it with our drones. in short it isn't afghanistan. it is al qaeda and terrorists around the world. this president has, and george bush did good work, too, going after them to protect us. now we have to handle the arab spring which i would argue is more in the right direction because it's toward a democracy and change them from the crony capitalism they had. because we are more secure and prosperous than we are. >> sir, you have an open invitation to come back any time. appreciate your conversation. >>> now to cash in the campaign. spending on advertising has now surpassed $600 million and is the most ever spent on campaign ads. mitt romney and his super pacs have shelled out $318.5 million. the president and his supporters just over $287 million.
the decimation of al qaeda that's in pakistan. our interest is really pakistan. leaving a strong democracy which is very challenging, i give you, there and making sure that we are able as we withdraw to go in and get them, as this president has done, even more than george bush, violating their air space if they won't do it with our drones. in short it isn't afghanistan. it is al qaeda and terrorists around the world. this president has, and george bush did good work, too, going after them to...
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that president obama went through on pakistan and afghanistan. he came in, i think at least sympathetic, if not fully believing in the concept of counter in sur jency. by the time he had done the surge, he was concluding privately that he can't change afghanistan and he began setting deadlines to pull out and a big debate about whether publicly setting deadline was a good idea. in fact, i describe in here one day when henry kissinger comes in to the state department and sits down with people doing negotiations for the taliban and says be careful about thinking that you can negotiate with people when have you already told them you are leaving. he try thad with vietnam and it didn't work out so well. but the second big transition that president obama went through, the discovery that the military saw afghanistan as the last big game in town. the last place to play out the counterinsurgency effort. and he's still fighting that, as recently as the end of last year, the military came to him with a proposal for 100,000 troops for stability operations. t
that president obama went through on pakistan and afghanistan. he came in, i think at least sympathetic, if not fully believing in the concept of counter in sur jency. by the time he had done the surge, he was concluding privately that he can't change afghanistan and he began setting deadlines to pull out and a big debate about whether publicly setting deadline was a good idea. in fact, i describe in here one day when henry kissinger comes in to the state department and sits down with people...
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so i hope sort of post 2014 afghanistan will not be a post united states pakistan or pakistan. staying engaged is tough but it's veryrt s t are those who want the united states to leave, you make the calculation, would you want them to hold there or leav >> thank you very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> that was enlightening. "guys with kids." new cho anthony joins us on set. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less expensive option than a traditional lawyer? at legaoom you get personalid services orr ly yr business that's 100% guaranteed. so go to legalzoom.com today for personazed, affordable legal protection. keys, keys, keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sigh] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. available with advanced keyless technology. control everything from your pocket, purse, or wherever. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ that dirty, old egg-suckin' do♪ >>> ooh. oh, marniy. my scalp hasn't tingled like this since 12 ye
so i hope sort of post 2014 afghanistan will not be a post united states pakistan or pakistan. staying engaged is tough but it's veryrt s t are those who want the united states to leave, you make the calculation, would you want them to hold there or leav >> thank you very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> that was enlightening. "guys with kids." new cho anthony joins us on set. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier,...
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. >>> the state department issued another travel warning for american citizens in pakistan. it's the latest warning which cover everywhere from tunisia to lebanon since the wave of anti-american protests over american-made anti-muslim film. in france, authorities sent riot police to guard the paris offices of weekly magazine that published cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad. michelle kosinski is in paris. what is the latest? >> reporter: chris, there was a protest today outside the french embassy in tehran. we saw a very visible increase in police presence in paris. there were no incidents though yesterday someone threw a grenade into a kosher grocery causing minor injuries but we don't know if that's connected to this. france acted immediately. they've closed some schools. they plan to close embassies and cultural centers tomorrow in 20 countries. you know the publisher of the cartoons, some showing the prophet muhammad naked and one saying one must not mock, chose the timing of this for a reason. just after the retests and murders last week over the anti-islamic film an
. >>> the state department issued another travel warning for american citizens in pakistan. it's the latest warning which cover everywhere from tunisia to lebanon since the wave of anti-american protests over american-made anti-muslim film. in france, authorities sent riot police to guard the paris offices of weekly magazine that published cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad. michelle kosinski is in paris. what is the latest? >> reporter: chris, there was a protest today...